Massimo Troisi
Massimo Troisi began his acting career in the theater and became famous for roles in television series. He is best known for his roles in his own film Ricomincio da tre (1981), and in Michael Radford's The Postman (Il Postino) (1994). The filmmaker Ettore Scola has also made him one of his leading performers, with three consecutive works: Splendor, What time is it? and The Voyage of Captain Fracasse. Heart disease when he had to shoot The Postman. His doctor had advised him not to do the filming to have the operation. He decided to postpone the operation after the shooting, this film being close to his heart. He died of a heart attack, barely twelve hours after the end of filming. He was posthumously nominated for two Oscars and two Golden Globes.
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
as MarioTwo 20th-century friends accidentally stumble into the year 1492, where they meet a charming...
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The Postman
as Mario RuoppoloSimple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses...
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I'm Starting from Three
as GaetanoGaetano, a young Neapolitan, decides to leave home, work and friends, to look for other moments...
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We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.
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Sorry for the Delay
as VincenzoVincenzo, a 30 years old apathetic and lazy man who still lives with his mother, has no job and...
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I Thought It Was Love
as TommasoTommaso goes incredible lengths to win back the love of his former girlfriend Cecilia, but...
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The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
as PulcinellaSerafina, Pulcinella and Isabella are three lusty, beautiful members of a traveling theatrical...
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Le vie del Signore sono finite
as CamilloSet in Italy during the 1920s, a barber is in a wheelchair because of a psychosomatic illness...
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What Time Is It?
as MicheleA father and his son who lived seperated for some time meet each other one day and try to talk...
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Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
as Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)The life of a dying young man at the short age of only forty-one after playing the lead in Il...
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Splendor
as LuigiSplendor is the name of an old movie theater managed by Jordan (Mastroianni), who inherited it...
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FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
as Elemento del coro
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
as Massimo TroisiA mysterious killer eliminate the singers of a brand new music Festival in Naples. Some...
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Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
as The corpse / Lights technician / HimselfThe fake report about Troisi's death, with the direction of Troisi himself with Lello Arena and...
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Hotel Colonial
as WernerMarco Veniera goes to Bogota, Columbia to find his brother, Luca who supposedly committed...
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Il mio amico Massimo
as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)The life and artistic journey of Neapolitan actor Massimo Troisi.
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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